Black Death In The 14 Century

There are many different types of diseases out there in our world. There is one bacteria infection though that had a major effect on the earth. A huge event called the black death spreaded through Europe in the 14 century. What was this infection called you may ask…. It’s called plague. Plague is a bacteria infection that is found in rodents fleas. There are many different types of rodents that could carry this infection like mice, chipmunks, and squirrels. But the most common carrier of plague is a rat. The rat has many different fleas that carry the bacteria. When a flea land on you (that is infected with plague) and bits you, the bacteria infection gets into your body. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis which knocks out the cells that are in your immune system making it hard to survive without antibiotics which . …show more content…
In the 14 century, over 50 million deaths occurred all over the world. National geographic said “ It reached Europe in the late 1340s, killing an estimated 25 million people.” In London there was ⅕ people died because of plague which happened in 1665-1666. This isn’t the first time plague happened though. The first documented case of plague was in 541 A.D. In 1855 the plague outbreak happened in China and didn’t end until 1959. The first outbreak, though in the world happened in Hong Kong, where they discovered what plague was and what bacteria was responsible for it. Then doctors in china were able to see that rats and other rodents were the main cause for these